Patio de las Doncellas (Courtyard of the Maidens) an Italian Renaissance courtyard (1540-72) with Arabesque Mudéjar style plaster work, Alcazar of Seville, Seville, Spain . The Royal Alcázars of Seville (al-Qasr al-Muriq ) or Alcázar of Seville, is a royal palace in Seville, Spain. It was built by Castilian Christians on the site of an Abbadid Muslim alcazar, or residential fortress.The fortress was destroyed after the Christian conquest of Seville The palace is a preeminent example of Mudéjar architecture in the Iberian Peninsula but features Gothic, Renaissance and Romanesque design elements from previous stages of construction. The upper storeys of the Alcázar are still occupied by the royal family when they are in Seville. <br /> <br /> Visit our SPAIN HISTORIC PLACES PHOTO COLLECTIONS for more photos to download or buy as wall art prints https://funkystock.photoshelter.com/gallery-collection/Pictures-Images-of-Spain-Spanish-Historical-Archaeology-Sites-Museum-Antiquities/C0000EUVhLC3Nbgw <br /> .<br /> Visit our MEDIEVAL PHOTO COLLECTIONS for more photos to download or buy as prints https://funkystock.photoshelter.com/gallery-collection/Medieval-Middle-Ages-Historic-Places-Arcaeological-Sites-Pictures-Images-of/C0000B5ZA54_WD0s